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BEREA CITY COUNCIL Monday, May 5, 2025 - 7:30p.m. REGULAR MEETING AGENDA I. INTRODUCTION A. Call to Order B. Roll Call of Members C. Pledge of Allegiance D. Sunshine Compliance with Ohio R.C. 121.22 and Codified Ordinance Chapter 109 (Sunshine Laws) E. Approval/Amendment of Minutes: April 21, 2025 – Regular Council Meeting II. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS A. Mayor’s Administrative Report and Comments B. Report and Comments by the Officers of the Administration 1. Director of Finance – Mrs. Morris 2. Director of Law & Public Safety – Mrs. Jones 3. Director of Public Service – Mr. Armagno III. COMMENDATIONS IV. ACCEPTANCE OF READING OF PETITIONS V. PRESENTATION OF MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC VI. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS VII. LEGISLATION A. For Third Reading: 1. ORD. 1-7: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A THREE-YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEREA AND THE LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 860, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 4117 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 2. ORD. 4-2: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A THREE-YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEREA AND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 15, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 4117 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 3. ORD. 4-3: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOINT MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT CONSORTIUM FOR THE PURCHASE OF ROAD SALT AND OTHER DEICING MATERIALS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 4. RES. 4-4: A RESOLUTION DECLARING IT NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF BEREA BY SUPPLYING THE SAME WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTING, INCLUDING TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTING, BY FIXING THE VALUE OF INTERSECTIONS NOT ASSESSED FOR TAXATION, AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO MAKE AND FILE TENTATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO EFFECT THE SAME, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. May 5, 2025-Regular Council Meeting - 2 - 5. ORD. 4-5: AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF BEREA BY SUPPLYING THE SAME WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTING, INCLUDING TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTING, AND TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS THEREFOR, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. B. For Second Reading: 1. ORD. 4-1: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING DIGERONIMO DEVELOPMENT, AN AFFLIATE OF BEREA MIXED USE PROJECT, LLC, AND AUTHORIZED AGENT OF RENTAL ACQUISITIONS, LLC/BEREA, STAGE II-A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF BEREA BY REZONING THE AREA OF LAND TO BE KNOWN AS DISTRICT 46 TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT / UPTOWN (UT) DISTRICT. 2. RES. 4-10: A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM, NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR, PROHIBITING THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR, AND THE GRANTING OF, ZONING APPROVALS, BUILDING PERMITS, AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, USE, OR CHANGE OF USE THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OR SALE OF VAPING/E- CIGARETTE PRODUCTS, AND PROHIBITING THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ACTUAL DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF SUCH PRODUCTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BEREA, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 3. ORD. 4-11: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A PLAT VACATING SECOND AVENUE, WHICH IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AND DEDICATING THE RELOCATED SECOND AVENUE. 4. ORD. 4-12: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONSOLIDATION AND SPLIT OF PERMANENT PARCEL NUMBERS 362-14-026, 362-14-027, 362-14-028, 362-14-029, 362-14- 030, 362-14-031, 362-14-032 AND 362-14-066, DEDICATING OF A PORTION OF DEPOT STREET AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO PREPARE AND SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO. 5. ORD. 4-13: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FROM THE VARIOUS FUNDS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE CURRENT EXPENDITURES AND OTHER EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF BEREA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025, AND EXPRESSLY REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2025-18. C. For First Reading: 1. RES. 5-1: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MAYOR’S RE-APPOINTMENT OF PAUL ANZALONE TO THE SHADE TREE COMMISSION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 2. RES. 5-2: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MAYOR’S REAPPOINTMENT OF KATHRYN M. FLINN TO THE SHADETREE COMMISSION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. May 5, 2025-Regular Council Meeting - 3 - 3. ORD. 5-3: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ACCEPT TITLE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY AND TRANSFER TITLE BACK TO THE CURRENT OWNER FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 5709.41, THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 4. ORD. 5-4: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 5. ORD. 5-5: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BEREA MIXED USE PROJECT, LLC, OR AN AFFILIATE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BEREA, OF ALL ADMISSIONS TAXES CHARGED AND COLLECTED UNDER CHAPTER 193 OF THE CITY’S CODIFIED ORDINANCES AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND BEREA MIXED USE PROJECT, LLC, AND TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 6. ORD. 5-6: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BEREA MIXED USE PROJECT, LLC, OR AN AFFILIATE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BEREA, OF CERTAIN TAXES CHARGED AND COLLECTED UNDER CHAPTER 196 OF THE CITY’S CODIFIED ORDINANCES AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND BEREA MIXED USE PROJECT, LLC, AND TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. VIII. REPORT AND COMMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL IX. REPORT AND COMMENTS BY THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL A. Councilman Zacharyasz, At-Large B. Councilwoman Brown, Ward 2 C. Councilwoman Coble, Ward 4 D. Councilman Dozier, Ward 1 E. Councilman McManis, At-Large F. Councilman Rick Skoczen, Ward 5 G. Councilwoman Weaver, Ward 3 X. CORRESPONDENCE (April 17, 2025 – April 30, 2025) XI. OTHER BUSINESS A. Report and Comments by the Clerk of Council XII. ADJOURNMENT